With crime high, police staffing short, bond rating sliding and a massive structural deficit, layoffs seem inevitable.

The former congresswoman, a progressive Democrat, campaigned on a promise to unite residents in the beleaguered California ...

OAKLAND — Barbara Lee opened her first news conference as Oakland’s mayor-elect with a nod to her Catholic upbringing and ...

The victory for liberals comes after moderate candidates and causes had prevailed in previous California races, even in other ...

The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide ...

The liberal-run city has had four different mayors in a four-month period after Mayor Sheng Thao was recalled this November ...

Barbara Lee, the retired congresswoman seen as a stabilizing force for a city in a crisis of leadership, has been elected ...

I accept your choice with a deep sense of responsibility, humility and love,' Lee said in her victory statement.

Votes are still being counted, but with her closest competitor having conceded, Barbara Lee is now considered the mayor-elect ...

DAYS AFTER HER closest opponent conceded and she declared victory in the race to become Oakland’s next leader, Mayor-elect ...

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Oakland Mayor-elect Barbara Lee hosted her first news conference after coming out on top with 52% of the vote in last week's ...